Summer Fun

A creative writing project by Violet

Summer Fun List

We’ve made a list of things we’d like to do this summer. There are 82 days of Summer Break. How many fun things can we do this summer? So far: 13

  1. Check out the flowers at the Annual Tri-State Iris Society showWeather damaged the blooms and the Iris Show has been canceled :-(
  2. Eat peanuts and popcorn and cracker jack at a baseball game.
  3. Ride bikes on the Frisco Greenway Trail
  4. Climb a rock wall at The Bridge
  5. Celebrate Boomtown Days
  6. See the huge albino snakes at the Reptile World Zoo - We held it too!
  7. Check out the wildlife at the Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center
  8. Take Felicity to afternoon tea at American Girl Place in Chicago
  9. Watch the fireworks at Freedomfest
  10. Ride the rides at Bay Beach Amusement Park
  11. See a show in Branson
  12. Touch an iceberg at the Titanic museum
  13. Find out why Vicki had so much fun at the Route 66 Carousel Park
  14. Explore the Joplin Museum Complex
  15. Ride the slides at Ewert Water Park
  16. Have a picnic at Grand Falls
  17. Celebrate Carver Days at the George Washington Carver museum
  18. Check out the artwork at the Super Rig 2007 show
  19. See a movie at the Route 66 Drive-In Theater
  20. Take in a race at the Joplin 66 Motor Speedway
  21. Visit the Battle of Carthage site and the Civil War museum
  22. Watch the candy making at The Candy House and eat some sweet treats
  23. Explore the caves at Fantastic Caverns
  24. Take a tour of Kendrick Place
  25. Get freaked out by the Spook Lights
  26. See the musical “Two by Two” at the Joplin Little Theater
  27. Earn 2 paperback books by participating in the Joplin Public Library Summer Reading Club
  28. Take swimming lessons at the Y
  29. Watch the craftsmen create heirlooms at Silver Dollar City
  30. Visit Precious Moments Park
  31. See the planes at Joplin Airfest 2007
  32. Buy a metal lunch bucket for Mom at the Laura Ingalls Wilder house
  33. Go camping for the weekend
  34. Ride the new trolley car around Joplin when it starts operating this summer
  35. Take in an art exhibit at the Spiva Art Gallery
  36. Cool off on a hot day by ice skating at Jordan Valley Ice Park
  37. Find out who can hold onto a greased pig at the Newton County Fair
  38. Find out exactly how much “All You Can Eat” is at America’s Incredible Pizza Company
  39. Watch the wild things roam free at the Animal Paradise Fun Park
  40. See the Wonders of Wildlife at the National Fish and Wildlife Museum and Aquarium and visit the largest Bass Pro Shop in the world!
  41. Make a hole-in-one playing minigolf
  42. Get a strike (bowling) - several spares but no strikes
  43. Ride a horse on Bear Park Trail
  44. Ride for a cure in the Tour de Cure
  45. Take a picture by the Praying Hands
  46. Take a tour of historic Phelps House
  47. Go fishing at Kellogg Lake
  48. Visit the Sandstone Gardens
  49. Find out what the latest touring exhibit is at the Powers Museum
  50. Take a ride in a hot air balloon at the Hot Air Balloon Extravaganza
  51. Find out what there is to discover at the Discovery Center
  52. Get Violet’s dribble on at a Soccer Skills clinic